What is the Post Bachelor Program?

Wayne State's Post Bachelor program offers the opportunity for students who have a degree in a field other than Communication Sciences and Disorders to complete the academic requirements needed to apply for admission to an M.A. or Au.D. graduate program. Registration in the WSU Post Bachelor program is open to all students who have an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher in their Bachelor's degree coursework. Registration in the Post Bachelor Program does not guarantee admission to WSU's M.A.-SLP or Au.D. program.

There is a new system for Undergraduate and Post Bachelor to use to make advising appointments: https://wayne.edu/advisingworks. This new online calender system is for Wayne State University students only, those outside of WSU will need to contact the department's undergraduate and post-bachelor advisor to schedule an appointment (click here).

In order to register for post bachelor coursework, new students from other institutions should apply to the Office of University Admissions. WSU students should obtain authorization to register for post bachelor's coursework from Student Records. For assistance, phone 313-577-3531.

The Post Bachelor program in CSD does not lead to a second Bachelor's degree or a certificate.

Grade and GPA Requirements

To complete the Post Bachelor program, students:

Must have an undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or higher.

May not earn more than two grades below B- in the five foundational post bachelor program courses (see below).

Must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the Post Bachelor program courses.

Entry-Level Degrees for Clinical Practice

To be employed as a certified speech-language pathologist or audiologist in any work setting, students must obtain a graduate degree in speech-language pathology or audiology:

The MA degree with a Major in Speech-Language Pathology is the entry-level degree that is required for clinical practice as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

The AuD degree is the entry-level degree that is required for clinical practice as an Audiologist.

Registration in the department's Post Bachelor program does not imply automatic admission to the MA-SLP or AuD graduate program at Wayne State.

All places in these graduate programs are filled on a competitive basis. However, the department's Post Bachelor program will provide students with the academic prerequisites to apply to other graduate programs in Michigan and nationwide.

See ASHA's EdFind service for a complete listing of programs offering degrees in audiology and speech-language pathology.

ASHA's General Education Requirements

In order to qualify for the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology, the student's undergraduate degree general education courses must meet the ASHA requirements below. Only courses appearing on the official transcript will be counted as meeting ASHA requirements.

The Post Bachelor Program Curriculums

The Post Bachelor program can be completed in one calendar year (30 credit hours). Full-time study is recommended since some, but not all, of the required courses are taught only during regular business hours. In order to complete the required courses in one year, students must begin the course sequence in the Spring/Summer or Fall semester and follow the course sequence outlined for them in their indvidual advising session.

The complete Post Bachelor program curriculum is outlined below. All of the foundation coursework must be completed prior to registering in advanced courses.

For a downloadable version of the Post Bachelor program curriculum, please click here.

AuD Advanced Coursework

**It is departmental policy that a student may earn one grade of “C” or below in the CSD foundation courses (SLP 5300, 5320, 5080, 5090, and AUD 5400). If two or more grades of “C’ or below are earned, students will not be allowed to register for Advanced Coursework or declare CSD as a major. Students must also have and maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 and major GPA of 3.0 to register for Advanced Coursework in any given semester.

Please note: Prospective Audiology students do not need to take a statistics class prior to starting in the graduate program, as a statistics course is included within the AuD program.

SLP Advanced Coursework

**It is departmental policy that a student may earn one grade of “C” or below in the CSD foundation courses (SLP 5300, 5320, 5080, 5090, and AUD 5400). If two or more grades of “C’ or below are earned, students will not be allowed to register for Advanced Coursework or declare CSD as a major. Students must also have and maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 and major GPA of 3.0 to register for Advanced Coursework in any given semester.